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e.l.f 
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 Topic: 318is LSD
Posted: 07-February-2005 at 14:07 |
Does any1 know if there is a company out there that does an LSD pakage for an E36 318is???
I'll be needing one when i get my charger put on
Any info is good info
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MIKE 318IS
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Posted: 07-February-2005 at 14:18 |
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e.l.f
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Posted: 07-February-2005 at 20:00 |
i need to know if lsd can be put on an is, before i start shoppin...
Gotta make sure i'm not looking for something that doesn't exist
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Rhys
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 01:58 |
I thought the 'is' came with lsd as standard.
..maybe not then.
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Mark R
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 02:38 |
LSD was certainly a option on the E30 318is, i assume the same on the E36.
Depends if yours is a 1.8 or 1.9 iS, automatic or manual, etc. Ring the dealer and ask.. 
Alternatively, take your existing diff apart and weld it up 
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Mark Roberts 
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Jonners
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 06:41 |
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if you want an lsd don't weld one up thinking you're getting the same thing...
a locked diff is not the same as an lsd....
just don't want you going down a blind alley.....
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e.l.f
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 08:47 |
Just got off the phone with bexley motorworks and they think it should have LSD as standard.
The simple check is:
Jack up the back end
Spin a wheel
If the opposite wheel spins in the same direction the it has LSD...if it spins in the opposite direction then its doesn't have LSD.
I'm gonna check mine when i get back to the garage
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Mark R
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 13:52 |
 Jonners wrote:
if you want an lsd don't weld one up thinking you're getting the same thing...
a locked diff is not the same as an lsd....
just don't want you going down a blind alley..... |
I did say that tongue in cheek... It didn't mean it literally 
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Mark Roberts
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Jonners
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Posted: 08-February-2005 at 14:02 |
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funnily enough i nearly said in my post that i hope i don't sound like a smart **** but just didn't want anyone to get the welding torch out under the wrong impression...decided not to incase it sounded wet...!!
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e.l.f
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Posted: 11-February-2005 at 06:46 |
 Come on peeps seriously now....can i transplant a diff from another E36 or will i have to source a company????
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 11-February-2005 at 06:52 |
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I would have thought that any E36 diff would fit. Go for a higher geared one then when you add the supercharger you will get the benefit of having increased the gearing as well.
Edited by Peter Fenwick
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